Where does “svavelosande” come from?

svavelosande (Swedish) comes from Swedish svavel, from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

svavelosande (Swedish): reeking of sulfur

Definitions

  1. reeking of sulfur

Ancestry of “svavelosande”, step by step

svavelosande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svavel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvavelsulfur
2Middle Low Germanswavel
3Old Saxonsweval
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

via Swedish osande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishosande
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblazEvery word from Old Saxon swevalEvery word from Middle Low German swavel
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